Tales of Arise
Tales of Arise is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It centers on combat encounters, area and route exploration, and story, case, or mission progress, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.3 / 10
About this game
Tales of Arise is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on combat encounters, area and route exploration, and story, case, or mission progress. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Tales is a fantasy RPG series that combines journeys with memorable companions and action-based party battles. Explore towns and landscapes, then use attacks, spells and special techniques to fight alongside your team. Different entries introduce new worlds and combat systems, keeping both the party’s relationships and its teamwork at the center.
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AI review
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Expressive combat outshines uneven narrative restraint.
Tales of Arise connects dodging, combos and team finishers into an expressive loop. Distinct characters broaden its possibilities, although wasteful allied healing can undermine preparation. Quests and later challenges provide substantial reasons to stay with the cast. Repeated enemy types and lengthy conversations nevertheless make some stretches less varied than their duration suggests. Painterly environments and developing relationships give the adventure warmth beyond its scale. Players invested in the party are more likely to accept the sometimes verbose storytelling. The original PS5 performance mode supports combat fluently, including boss encounters. Visible NPC pop-in remains a qualification rather than evidence that every aspect of presentation is equally polished. Suited to action RPG players who enjoy a long relationship with the cast. Original 2021 PS5 game; additional story content excluded.
Strengths
- Distinct characters sustain expressive combinations.
Weaknesses
- Repeated enemies and dialogue slow some stretches.
Who it is for: Suited to action RPG players who enjoy a long relationship with the cast.
Play notes: Original 2021 PS5 game; additional story content excluded.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Quests and later challenges provide substantial reasons to stay with the cast. Repeated enemy types and lengthy conversations nevertheless make some stretches less varied than their duration suggests. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Tales of Arise connects dodging, combos and team finishers into an expressive loop. Distinct characters broaden its possibilities, although wasteful allied healing can undermine preparation. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Painterly environments and developing relationships give the adventure warmth beyond its scale. Players invested in the party are more likely to accept the sometimes verbose storytelling. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The original PS5 performance mode supports combat fluently, including boss encounters. Visible NPC pop-in remains a qualification rather than evidence that every aspect of presentation is equally polished. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Bandai Namco
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco
- Release date
- Sep 10, 2021
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Puzzle SolvingLinear LevelsStory-drivenExplorationSlow Burn3D GraphicsInvestigationThird PersonReal-time CombatSolo-friendlyWarMain Story 10–20 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
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- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideSep 10, 2021
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